Worthy walk

Introduction: There was a lady on her job that would walk in playing her Christian music, she wore her cross proudly. Every opportunity she got she was telling someone about the Lord and how he had delivered her from so may things in her life. She was inviting everyone to her church she could. All was well in her life until one faithful day this one lady that she just couldn’t stand came up to her and said something to her she didn’t like and it was on. She started cussing the woman out on the workroom floor, everyone came around and was watching in amazement because this is the woman that had talked about nothing but the Lord on the job. Now however everyone was looking at her differently, that one faithful mistake had cost her everything every one on the job was questioning everything that she had told them up to this point. Many were on the fence wanting to get their lives together and seek the Lord but now they were in conflict because of what they had seen.

The question for today is, “What does your walk look like in front of others?”

Movement#1 Walk the walk

1 Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, implore you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called,

2 with all humility and gentleness, with patience, showing tolerance for one another in love,

Paul urges us to walk in a way that is worthy which means of equal weight your conduct should be balanced.

Often times this walk does not please God, but he doesn’t correct us on the scene But we will.

We point out the obvious things that are wrong to the people that have wronged us.

God says, “Stop it!” We are to walk in humility because of the grace that we have been shown.

We are to be patient with one another longsuffering.

Walk in meekness without resentment we endure situations that agitate us.

We look beyond their faults and we find ways to be with them!

This is opposite of the way we think because we operate in the flesh.

We over look things because of love, the love that Christ has for us all.

Illustration:

Movement#2 Come united

3 being diligent to preserve the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as also you were called in one hope of your calling;

Relationships fail, friendships fade away we have to make every effort to keep them alive.

There are no prejudices in God yet we live in a world that promotes seperation divisions and strife.

Divisions disturb the peace of the church and we need to work hard and making sure this is a safe place.

There is only one body in Christ, there may be different methods of worship or divisions of church but there is still one God.

Every member is responsible for doing his part to continue the mission of God.

When we decide to walk in a worthy manner the choice to walk with integrity.

Illustration: There was a man that dated a man, he dated a young lady and he decided to go to the Army, she was relieved that he was gone. As time passed she started seeing other men. Years later he came back home but he was now married. The old girlfriend came over not knowing and began to flirt with him making advances towards him. He felt very uncomfortable and then he took these pictures out of his pocket of his new wife, he started to brag on her and how she was the love of his life. The girl left dejected but she had just seen a man walk in the manner of integrity.

Movement#3 We are one

5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

6 one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all.

As believers we believe in one God we can’t split him.

There is only one faith and that leads to the Lord.

As believers we believer in one father that father of all.

God is our refuge we can recline in him because we know he will take care of us no matter what.